Nialler9 — Last year’s Guinness Amplify campaign benefitted some artists who were gifted paid-for recording time. One of which was Crook, who went into the studio to record music with Tommy McLaughlin (Villagers, SOAK) at Attica in Donegal. The output of that... more info

Nialler9 —
Mullingar’s The Academic were one of the best live bands I saw last year on my four week stint around Ireland for Guinness Amplify. The four lads consisting of Craig Fitzgerald, Dean Gavin, Stephen Murtagh and Matt Murtagh also left a big impressi... more info

Nialler9 —
Wexford songwriter Justin Cullen released Slow Season, his debut album as Frankenstein Bolts last year. He has since teamed up with guitarist/vocalist Dan Comerford and the pair were recently selected by judges of Guinness Amplify (who include me) a... more info

Nialler9 —
The man of the moment: Josh Tillman aka Father John Misty just released I Love You, Honeybear , his lovestruck persona-driven album with many lyrical highlights. He’s already playing Whelan’s on February 20th but that sold out very quickly, so... more info

Nialler9 —
I was recently on panels for the Guinness Amplify workshops around the country in Galway, Belfast, Dublin and Cork along with some people who have found themselves working in the music industry from people in labels, festivals, managers, radio, publ... more info

Nialler9 —
The next phase of Guinness Amplify kicks off this week with a series of workshops around Ireland for bands in association with FMC along with the FMC tour. From the 6th to 21st November, the masterclasses featuring speed sessions, workshops and ... more info

Nialler9 —
Guinness Amplify is a new initiative which aims to support new and upcoming Irish bands and acts through a programme of pub gigs (with some large well-known artists), industry workshops, studio time and media coverage. Full details of all of it are ... more info